"The California Teachers Association announced Feb. 5 it would be supporting a ballot initiative that aims to remove certain tax breaks for business in California and another initiative that would make it more difficult for public corporations to make political contributions.
Both of these proposed initiatives are CTA retaliation for three proposed ballot initiatives they view as corporate attacks on unions — two are referred to as 'paycheck protection,' which would stop automatic deductions from government employees that are used for political causes. The third initiative involves reforming public-employee pensions.
The first CTA-backed initiative would repeal a package of tax cuts offered to business in California as part of budget negotiations during last year's state budget melee. The second proposed proposition is a blatantly tit-for-tat initiative that would require publicly traded companies to get shareholder approval before making political contributions."
Both of these proposed initiatives are CTA retaliation for three proposed ballot initiatives they view as corporate attacks on unions — two are referred to as 'paycheck protection,' which would stop automatic deductions from government employees that are used for political causes. The third initiative involves reforming public-employee pensions.The first CTA-backed initiative would repeal a package of tax cuts offered to business in California as part of budget negotiations during last year's state budget melee. The second proposed proposition is a blatantly tit-for-tat initiative that would require publicly traded companies to get shareholder approval before making political contributions."
